actually, i think i'm just going to turn off the water supply and disconnect it. the water leakage did some damage to the tile floor; i'm going to have to think about stripping and refinishing now. rats. but then i've been thinking about that for a while ...

oops. the 'fountains of bellagio' just appeared in my kitchen. the tube for the icemaker in the refrigerator sprung a leak ... quite voluminous. it's ok. i just need to turn off the water and go get some parts. see you later.